Hypersonix Advances Autonomous Hypersonic Aircraft with Successful DART AE Flight

• Australian aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has completed the inaugural flight of its DART AE hypersonic demonstrator, marking a significant step in Australia’s push to develop next generation high speed aircraft.  The mission, titled That’s Not A Knife, lifted off at 7pm Eastern on February 27 aboard Rocket Lab’s HASTE vehicle from Rocket Lab Launch […]

Australian aerospace company Hypersonix Launch Systems has completed the inaugural flight of its DART AE hypersonic demonstrator, marking a significant step in Australia’s push to develop next generation high speed aircraft. The mission, titled That’s Not A Knife, lifted off at 7pm Eastern on February 27 aboard Rocket Lab’s HASTE vehicle from Rocket Lab Launch Complex 2, part of the Virginia Spaceport Authority Mid Atlantic Regional Spaceport, in collaboration with the U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Innovation Unit. The flight validated key propulsion and materials systems under real hypersonic conditions, including a 3D printed scramjet engine engineered to withstand extreme thermal and mechanical loads. “This flight reflects years of focused engineering work and the confidence pl